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WGU Nursing Concept Map Directions

Revised 11/21/2025

WGU Nursing Concept Map Task The Concept Map must focus on a patient encounter from the scheduled clinical experience for this course. WGU may verify this with the Clinical Instructor.

Clinical Experience Information (3 parts): 1. Location (facility name, hospital unit if applicable, city, and state) of your clinical experience: Be sure

to include the three required parts.  Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template.

2. Dates of your clinical experience: Include the dates of the clinical experience associated with this

specific course. If currently in clinicals, use “Present” to indicate your final date  (MM/DD/YYYY - MM/DD/YYYY) or (MM/DD/YYYY – Present)

3. Type of patients you encountered during your clinical experience (e.g., obstetric, pediatric, adult,

students, critical care, etc.): This should be a very brief identification. No summary is needed.  Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template.

Note: To protect your patient’s privacy, do not include patient identifying information (e.g., patient name, date of birth, etc.).

Complete the Concept Map: Approved Focus Topic (disease process, disorder, or injury):

Identify the primary disease process, disorder, or injury. The selected disease process, disorder, or injury will be the primary focus or concept for the remainder of the concept map (e.g., pneumonia, influenza, gestational diabetes, etc.). Do not identify symptoms of a condition as your focus topic (e.g., fever, pain, wheezing). You are highly encouraged to meet with your Clinical Instructor to discuss topic selection.

 Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template.

A. Disease Process/Pathophysiology/Risk Factors

WGU Nursing Concept Map Directions

Revised 11/21/2025

 Pathophysiology: Add detailed information on pathophysiology for the focus concept/topic identified above. Explain how the disease process, disorder, or injury affects body system functions, rather than defining the condition.

 Risk Factors: List the risk factors for the development of the disease process, disorder, or injury. What increases a person’s risk for developing what you are seeing in your patient?

B. Recognizing Cues (List) – List at least four cues that you recognize after assessing your patient. The cues should be relevant to the patient’s current condition (the focus topic). Identify relevant and important information from a variety of sources (medical records, signs and symptoms, and vital signs).

What does the patient look like?

What are the patient’s complaints?

Does the patient have any medical history that would indicate this could be a problem?

What are the patient’s relevant vital signs?

1. Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template. 2. 3. 4.

C. Analyzing Cues - Supporting (Statements) - Select three cues from your recognizing cues list (Aspect B) that are connected to the selected systems disease process/disorder/injury, and provide analysis statements that explain how these cues are connected to systems disease process/disorder/injury.

1. Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template. 2. 3.

C1. Analyzing Cues – Concerning (List) - From the supporting cues (Analysis Statements Aspect C), select two cues of top concern and list them here.

1. Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template. 2.

WGU Nursing Concept Map Directions

Revised 11/21/2025

D. Prioritized Hypotheses - Develop three hypotheses that predict the potential positive impacts of recommended nursing interventions. List them in order of priority.

 The hypotheses should include a predictive component that outlines what positive impact could occur if a nursing intervention is performed.

 Focus on nursing interventions (e.g., pain management, oxygen therapy, fluid resuscitation, education, and safety measures), rather than physician-performed interventions (e.g., prescribing, surgery, and diagnostics).

1. Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template. 2. 3.

Corresponding Solutions (Goals), Actions, and Outcomes E. Generated Solutions - Add four generated solutions/nursing actions that could be performed and

include the desired positive impacts/goals.  Use your hypotheses to generate four interventions that you would prioritize when

planning the care for the patient.  Each intervention should be connected to an anticipated outcome or desired goal. Why

would you perform this intervention? What is the desired result for this specific patient?  Remember to focus on nursing actions, not physician-performed actions.  The Solution/Goal statements should fully correspond with the Take Actions and

Outcomes Evaluation statements (Aspects F & G).

1. Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template. 2. 3. 4.

F. Take Actions - Provide details on four nursing actions that were performed in order of priority.  List the nursing actions observed or performed while participating in the patient’s care.  Remember to focus on nursing actions, not physician-performed actions.  The Take Actions statements should fully correspond with the Solutions/Goals and Outcomes

Evaluation statements (Aspects E & G). 1. Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template. 2. 3. 4.

WGU Nursing Concept Map Directions

Revised 11/21/2025

G. Evaluations Outcomes - Add four outcome statements that evaluate the effectiveness of the performed actions and goal progress:  Include details on whether the patient met the goals established in Aspect E after completing

the nursing actions listed in Aspect F.  Some goals will not be met. In this case, outline the patient’s partial progress or lack of

progress.  Sometimes the actions will not produce the desired outcomes. Offer a true view of the

patient’s status at the end of your clinical shift. 1. Use the Concept Map Template Word document for a fillable template. 2. 3. 4.